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119 GANADHARA SUDHRMĀ SWĀMĪ
Gañadhara Sudharmă Swāmī of sfanta ng Agnivaiśyāyana Gutra, was the fifth Gaŋadhara of śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira. He was born at 14 OTTH Kullāka-gāma His father was afih Dhammila, and his mother was affar Bhaddilā. He was well-versed in the four Vedas and the six sajıs Upāngas-Supplementary Sciences. He was a Brāhmin by caste. He had five hundred pupils who were receiving instruction in various branches of learning under him.
He was very often busy in performing various aus Yagnas,Sacrifices to numerous gods and goddesses.
Arya Sudharmā Swāmi had a doubt yarn and a Yo yādrisan sa tādrišah it, expressing similarity of forms in this life and in future lives; for instance, if a soul is born as a human being or as a beast in this life, he will be born as a human being or as a beast respectively, during his future lives, as a result of misleading interpretations of various verses of the Vedas.
When, however, Ārya Sudharmã Swāmi approached Sramaņa Bhagavān Maltāyıra with the object of removing his doubt, he was lovingly addressed.
यो यादशः स तादश इति सन्दिग्धं सुधर्मनामानम् । जचे विभुर्यथास्थं वेदार्थ किं त मावसि ॥१॥
1. Yo yādriso sa tādrisan iti sandigdham Sudharma nāmānam;
Ucè vibhu r-yathāstham Védárthānı kim na bhāvayası ?
I The lord (Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira ) told the learned man Ārya Sudharmā Swami "Why do you not trace out the exact meaning of the verses of the Vedas ?
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